Track map & timeline · Atlantic · March 6–9, 1908
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
The 1908 March Hurricane was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1908 Atlantic season. It formed on March 6, 1908, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) on March 7, 1908, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 92 mph on March 7, 1908). The storm lasted 3.3 days and travelled about 751 miles (1,208 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 23.8°N 60.2°W | open ocean |
| Mar 6 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 22.7°N 60.7°W | open ocean |
| Mar 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 21.6°N 61.1°W | open ocean |
| Mar 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 20.6°N 61.5°W | open ocean |
| Mar 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 19.7°N 61.9°W | 178 mi N of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Mar 7 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 18.8°N 62.2°W | 110 mi NNE of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Mar 8 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 18.0°N 62.5°W | 51 mi NNE of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Mar 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 17.3°N 62.8°W | near Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Mar 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.6°N 63.1°W | 54 mi SSW of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Mar 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.0°N 63.4°W | 100 mi SSW of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Mar 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.4°N 63.7°W | 137 mi WSW of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe |
| Mar 9 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 14.9°N 64.0°W | 169 mi WSW of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe |
| Mar 9 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 14.4°N 64.2°W | open ocean |
| Mar 9 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.8°N 64.6°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for 1908 March Hurricane.
At its peak on March 7, 1908, 1908 March Hurricane was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h).
3.3 days, from March 6, 1908 to March 9, 1908, including 54 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 751 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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